EPOX EP-6VBA User manual

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Manual Revision 4.2

May 25, 1999

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EP-6VBA

Technical Support Services

If you need additional information, help during installation or normal use of this

product, please contact your retailer. If your retailer can not help, you may E-

Mail us with any questions at the following address [email protected]

Record your serial number before installing your EP-6VBA mainboard. (the serial

number is located near the ISA slots at the edge of the board)

EPoX EP-6VBA serial number:

__________________________

BIOS Upgrades

Please use either our Web Site or BBS for current BIOS Upgrades.

Internet Access

http://www.epox.com

http://www.epox.com.tw

[email protected]

Modem Access

886-2-2247-2742 (Taiwan)

31-182-618451 (The Netherlands)

You can access this number via a Hayes-compatible modem with a 2,400 to

28,800 baud rate. The following setup format is required:

8 Data Bits, No Parity, 1 Stop Bit.

If your modem is unable to connect at higher baud rates, try connecting at

2,400 baud before contacting Technical Support.

Thank you for using EPoX mainboards!

EP-6VBA

User Notice

No part of this product, including the product and software may be reproduced,

transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any

language in any form by any means without the express written permission of

EPoX Computer Company (here in after referred to as EPoX) except documenta-

tion kept by the purchaser for backup purposes.

EPoX provides this manual “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or

implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of

merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall EPoX be

liable for any loss or profits, loss of business, loss of use or data, interruption of

business or for indirect, special incidental, or consequential damages of any kind,

even if EPoX has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from

any defect or error in the manual or product. EPoX may review this manual from

time to time without notice. For updated BIOS, drivers, or product release

information you may visit EPoX’s home page at: http://www.epox.com

Products mentioned in this manual are mentioned for identification purposes only.

Product names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks

or copyrights of their respective companies.

The product name and revision number are both printed on the mainboard

itself.

Handling Procedures

Static electricity can severely damage your equipment. Handle the EP-6VBA

and any other device in your system with care and avoid unneccessary contact

with system components on the mainboard.

Always work on an antistatic surface to avoid possible damage to the motherboard

from static discharge.

We assume no responsibility for any damage to the EP-6VBA mainboard that

results from failure to follow installation instructions or failure to observe safety

precautions.

CAUTION

The EP-6VBA mainboard is subject to

damage by static electricity. Always

observe the handling procedures.

EP-6VBA

Table of Contents

Section 1 Introduction

Components Checklist ....................................... 1-1

Overview

Pentium

®

II or Pentium

®

III Processor ............... 1-2

S.E.C. Cartridge Terminology ........................... 1-3

Accelerated Graphics Port ................................ 1-4

Hardware Monitoring........................................ 1-4

EP-6VBA Form-factor ...................................... 1-5

I/O Shield Connector......................................... 1-6

Power-On/Off (Remote).................................... 1-6

System Block Diagram ...................................... 1-7

Section 2 Features

EP-6VBA Features ............................................ 2-1

Section 3 Installation

EP-6VBA Detailed Layout ................................ 3-1

Easy Installation Procedure

Configure DIP Switch........................................ 3-3

System Memory Configuration .......................... 3-4

Installing a Pentium

®

II Processor ..................... 3-7

Device Connectors ............................................ 3-9

External Modem Ring-in Power On and

Keyboard Power On Function (KBPO) ............. 3-11

Section 4 Award BIOS Setup

BIOS Instructions .............................................. 4-1

Standard CMOS Setup....................................... 4-2

BIOS Features Setup ......................................... 4-3

Chipset Features Setup ...................................... 4-8

EP-6VBA

Power Management Setup ................................. 4-11

PNP/PCI Configuration ..................................... 4-15

Load Setup Defaults .......................................... 4-17

Integrated Peripherals........................................ 4-17

Sensor and CPU Speed Setup ............................ 4-22

Change Supervisor or User Password ............... 4-24

IDE HDD Auto Detection.................................. 4-25

HDD Low Level Format.................................... 4-27

Save & Exit Setup ............................................. 4-27

Exit Without Saving ........................................... 4-27

Section 5 Appendix

Appendix A

Memory Map ..................................................... A-1

I/O Map ............................................................. A-1

Timer & DMA Channels Map ........................... A-2

Interrupt Map..................................................... A-2

RTC & CMOS RAM Map ................................. A-3

Appendix B

POST Codes...................................................... A-5

Unexpected Errors............................................. A-8

Appendix C

Load Setup Defaults .......................................... A-9

Appendix D

Sound Driver Quick Installation Guide ............. A-11

AGP Driver Quick Installation Guide ............... A-13

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Introduction

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Section 1

INTRODUCTION

Components Checklist

üü

ü A. (1) EP-6VBA mainboard

üü

ü B. (1) EP-6VBA user’s manual

üü

ü C. (1) Floppy ribbon cable

üü

ü D. (1) Hard drive ribbon cables

üü

ü E. (1) Foldable Retention Module

F. (1) Heatsink Support Unit (Optional)

G. (1) PS/2 to AT keyboard connector adapter (optional)

üü

ü H. (1) Driver and utility

A

E

G

B

USER’S

MANUAL

EP-6VBA

F

Top Half

Bottom Half

H

or

D

C

Introduction

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Overview

Pentium

®

II or Pentium

®

III Processor

The Pentium

®

II or Pentium

®

III Processor is the follow-on to the Pentium

®

Processor. The Pentium

®

II or Pentium

®

III Processor, like the Pentium

®

Pro

processor, implements a Dynamic Execution micro-architecture -- a unique

combination of multiple branch prediction, data flow analysis, and speculative

execution. This enables the Pentium

®

II Processor to deliver higher performance

than the Pentium

®

processor, while maintaining binary compatibility with all

previous Intel architecture processors.

A significant feature of the Pentium

®

II or Pentium

®

III Processor, from a system

perspective, is the built-in direct multiprocessing support. In order to achieve

multiprocessing, and maintain the memory and I/O bandwidth to support it, new

system designs are needed. For systems with dual processors, it is important to

consider the additional power burdens and signal integrity issues of supporting

multiple loads on a high speed bus. The Pentium

®

II or Pentium

®

III Processor

can supports both uni-processor and dual processor implementations.

The Pentium

®

II or Pentium

®

III Processor utilizes Single Edge Contact (S.E.C.)

(Figure 1) cartridge packaging technology. The S.E.C. cartridge allows the L2

cache to remain tightly coupled to the processor, while maintaining flexibility when

implementing high performance processors into OEM systems. The second level

cache is performance optimized and tested at the cartridge level. The S.E.C.

cartridge utilizes surface mounted core components and a printed circuit board

with an edge finger connection. The S.E.C. cartridge package introduced on the

Pentium

®

II Processor will also be used in future Slot 1 processors.

The S.E.C. cartridge has the following features: a thermal plate, a cover and a

PCB with an edge finger connection. The thermal plate allows standardized

heatsink attachment or customized thermal solutions. The thermal plate enables a

reusable heatsink to minimize fit issues for serviceability, upgradeability and

replacement. The full enclosure also protects the surface mount components.

The edge finger connection maintains socketabilty for system configuration. The

edge finger connector is denoted as ‘Slot 1 connector’ in this and other

documentation.

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The entire enclosed product is called the Pentium

®

II or Pentium

®

III Processor.

The packaging technology and each of the physical elements of the product are

referred to using accurate technical descriptions. This allows clear reference to

the products as just a processor. This is the model used in past packaging tech-

nologies like PGA, TCP, PQFP, DIP, etc.

S.E.C. Cartridge Terminology

• Pentium

®

II or Pentium

®

III Processor

The new enclosed card packaging technology is called a “Single Edge

Contact cartridge.” This is similar to previous names for packaging

technology such as PGA or TCP.

• Processor card

The green PCB (with or without components on it)

• Processor core

The silicon on the PLGA package on the PCB

• Cover

The plastic cover on the opposite side from the thermal plate.

• Slot 1

The slot that the S.E.C. cartridge plugs into, just as the Pentium

®

Pro

processor uses Socket 8.

• Retention mechanism

Formerly ‘retention module’ the dual posts, etc. that holds the cartridge in

place.

• Thermal plate

The heatsink attachment plate.

• Heat sink supports

The support pieces that are mounted on the mainboard to provide added

support for heatsinks.

Figure 1:

Pentium

®

II or Pentium

®

III Processor

CPU with S.E.C. Cartridge

Processor

Printed Circuit Board

Thermal Plate

Cover

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The L2 cache (TagRAM, PBSRAM) components keep standard industry names.

The Pentium

®

II or Pentium

®

III Processor is the first product to utilize the S.E.

C. cartridge technology and Slot 1 connector. Unless otherwise noted, any

references to “Pentium

®

II Processor,”

“Pentium

®

II or Pentium

®

III Processor/Slot 1 processor” or “Pentium

®

III

Processor” will apply to both the Pentium

®

II Processor desktop processors.

Accelerated Graphics Port

(AGP or A.G.P.)

Typically, 3D graphics rendering requires a tremendous amount of memory, and

demands ever increasing throughput speed as well. As 3D products for the

personal computer become more and more popular, these demands will only

increase. This will cause a rise in costs for both end users and manufacturers.

Lowering these costs as well as improving performance is the primary motivation

behind AGP. By providing a massive increase in the bandwidth available between

the video card and the processor, it will assist in relieving some of these pressures

for quite sometime.

Hardware Monitoring

Hardware monitoring allows you to monitor various aspects of your systems

operations and status. The features include CPU temperature, voltage and RPM

of fan.

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EP-6VBA Form-Factor

The EP-6VBA is designed with ATX form factor - the new industry standard of

chassis. ATX form factor is essentially a Baby-AT baseboard rotated 90 degrees

within the chassis enclosure and a new mounting configuration for the power

supply. With these changes the processor is relocated away from the expansion

slots, allowing them all to hold full length add-in cards. ATX defines a double

height aperture to the rear of the chassis which can be used to host a wide range

of onboard I/O. Only the size and position of this aperture is defined, allowing

PC manufacturers to add new I/O features (e.g.; TV input, TV output, joystick,

modem, LAN, etc.) to systems. This will help systems integrators differentiate

their products in the marketplace, and better meet your needs.

• By integrating more I/O down onto the board and better positioning the hard

drive and floppy connectors material cost of cables and add-in cards is

reduced.

• By reducing the number of cables and components in the system, manufac-

turing time and inventory holding costs are reduced and reliability will

increase.

• By using an optimized power supply, it's possible to reduce cooling costs and

lower acoustical noise. An ATX power supply, which has a side-mounted fan,

allows direct cooling of the processor and add-in cards making a secondary

fan or active heatsink unnecessary in most system applications.

Full length

slots

Expandable I/O

5 1/4"

Bay

3 1/2"

Bay

Figure 2: Summary of ATX chassis features

CPU located near

Power Supply

Single chassis

fan for

system

ATX

Power

Supply

ATX power

connector

Floppy / IDE

connectors

close to

peripheral

bays

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EP-6VBA Board

Power-On/Off (Remote)

The EP-6VBA has a single 20-pin connector for ATX power supplies. For ATX

power supplies that support the Remote On/Off feature, this should be connected

to the systems front panel for system Power On/Off button. The systems power

On/Off button should be a momentary button that is normally open.

The EP-6VBA has been designed with “Soft Off" functions. You can turn Off the

system from one of two sources: The first is the front panel Power On/Off

button, and the other is the "Soft Off" function (coming from the EP-6VBA’s

onboard circuit controller) that can be controlled by the operating system. Win-

dows 95 will control this when the user clicks that they are ready to Shutdown the

system.

Figure 4: Simple ATX Power ON/OFF Controller

Case (chassis) Power

ON/OFF button (J 3)

J 3

I/O Shield Connector

The EP-6VBA is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate I/

O shield (figure 3).

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2

KEYBOARD

USB port

COM1 COM2

parallel port

Speaker

Line_in

MIC

Figure 3: I/O back panel layout

Joystick/Midi port

ATX

POWER SUPPLY

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Figure 5: System Block Diagram

System Block Diagram

PAC

PCI Bridge

and memory

controller

VT82C693

100/66MHz

66MHz

Pentium II

or

Processor

Pentium III

VT82C686A

I/O Bridge

AC

97

USB 0,1 USB 2,3

AMR Slot

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Features

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Section 2

FEATURES

EP-6VBA Features:

• EP-6VBA is based on the Pentium

®

II/III Processor operating at 266 ~

550MHz on Slot1. The board is configured by an ESSJ (Easy-Setting-

Single-Jumper) to match your CPU clock speed.

• Designed with VIA Apollo Pro PCIset.

• Supports up to 768MB of DRAM (minimum of 8 MB) on board (please

see Section 3-2).

• EP-6VBA will support Error Checking and Correcting (ECC) when using

parity SDRAM memory modules. This will detect multiple bit errors and

correct 1-bit memory errors.

• Supports (1) 16 bit ISA slots, (5) 32 bit PCI slots, (1) AGP slot, (1) AMR

slot and provides (2) independent high performance PCI IDE interfaces

capable of supporting PIO Mode 3/4 and Ultra DMA 33/66 devices.

The EP-6VBA supports (5) PCI Bus Master slots and a jumperless PCI

INT# control scheme which reduces configuration confusion when plugging

in PCI card(s).

• Supports ATAPI (e.g. CD-ROM) devices on both Primary and Secondary

IDE interfaces.

• Designed with on chip Multi I/O: (1) floppy port, (1) parallel port (EPP,

ECP), and (2) serial ports (16550 Fast UART).

Note: Japanese “Floppy 3 mode” is also supported

• Features Award Plug & Play BIOS. With Flash Memory you can always

upgrade to the current BIOS as they are released. (http://www.epox.com/

please visit our Technical Support section for the latest updates)

• EP-6VBA utilizes a Lithium battery which provides environmental protec

tion and longer battery life.

Features

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• Supports the (4) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports. The onboard

VT82C686A chip provides the means for connecting PC peripherals such

as; keyboards, joysticks, telephones, and modems.

• Built-in ATX 20-pin power supply connector.

• Software power-down when using Windows

®

95/98.

• Supports ring-in feature (remote power-on through external modem,

allows system to be turned on remotely.

• Resume by Alarm - Allows your system to turn on at a preselected time.

• Power Loss Recovery - In the event of a power outtage your system will

automatically turn itself back on without user intervention.

• Supports CPU Hardware sleep and SMM (System Management Mode).

• Supports Keyboard power ON function (KBPO).

• Built-in WOL (Wake-up On Lan) Connector.

• Built-in AC97 PCI Audio.

Installation

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Section 3

INSTALLATION

Installation

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Figure 1

EP-6VBA Detailed Layout

Installation

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Easy Installation Procedure

The following must be completed before powering on your new system:

3-1. Configure DIP Switch and Jumper to match your hardware

3-2. System memory Configuration

3-3. Install Pentium II or Pentium III Processor

3-4. Device Connectors

3-5 External Modem Ring-in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON

Functions (KBPO)

Section 3-1

Configure DIP Switch

We design this motherboard with a DIP Switch to make your install fast and easy.

The following will describe all of the DIP Switch that you are required to set

before moving on to step 3-2.

Note: The DIP Switch as depicted as shown (Figure 1) in their correct

physical orientation.

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2

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JP1 Clear COMS

1-2 : Run Mode(default)

2-3 : Clear CMOS

JP4 Keyboard Power-ON Function Selection

1-2 : Disabled

2-3 : Enabled

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Section 3-2

System Memory Configuration

Memory Layout

The EP-6VBA supports (3) 168-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Module).

The DIMMs can be either EDO (Enhanced Data Out) or SDRAM

(Synchronized DRAM).

• DIMM SDRAM may be 83MHz (12ns), 100MHz (10ns) or

125MHz (8ns) bus speed.

• If you use both 50ns and 60ns memory you must configure

your BIOS to read 60ns.

• When using Synchronous DRAM we recommend using the

4 clock variety over the 2 clock.

Figure 2 and Table 1 show several possible memory configurations using both

SIMM and DIMM.

* SDRAM only supports 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256MB DIMM modules.

Table 1

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

Bank 0

Bank 1

-Synchronous

-EDO

DIMM 3

Bank 2

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1XBM652,BM821

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